Saturday, September 6, 2014

WestJet announced an increase in its
flight frequency from Vancouver and Calgary to the Vallarta-Nayarit
International Airport beginning in October in order to prepare for the upcoming
winter season.

The Riviera Nayarit and Puerto Vallarta convention and visitors bureaus
participated in the WestJet Vacations Mexico Expo from August 25 – 28, 2014, in
order to promote the Vallarta-Nayarit brand with an eye towards the upcoming
winter season.

A total of 400 Canadian and international travel agents had appointments
within the Trade Show format, during which they were updated with the most
recent information from both destinations. The events took place Western Canada’s
main cities: Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Winnipeg.

Rodrigo Esponda, regional director for North America for the Mexico
Tourism Board (MTB), commented that the presence of the Vallarta-Nayarit brand
is growing stronger in the Canadian marketplace and assured the region
generates the most number of visitors to Mexico.

WestJet Vacations Mexico Expo is one of the top promotional showcases
for the Mexican tourism product and offered the perfect opportunity to train
the attending agents.

The agents received updates on the region via a 10-minute one-on-one
interview format, which was very well received. They now have new sales tools
to use with their clients.

WestJet increases its airlift to the
destination

WestJet will increase its airlift to the Vallarta-Nayarit International
Airport beginning in October in order to prepare for the upcoming winter
season.

There will be an extra flight leaving from Vancouver on Saturdays and
Sundays, in addition to the daily flights that are already in place from
Saturday to Thursday. Besides the daily flights already departing from Calgary
all week there will be an additional two extra flights, one on Mondays and
another on Thursdays.